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EP 4191360 A1 20230607 - DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER

Title (en)

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER

Title (de)

ABSTANDSMESSVORRICHTUNG UND ROBOTERSTAUBSAUGER

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DE DISTANCE ET ASPIRATEUR ROBOT

Publication

EP 4191360 A1 20230607 (EN)

Application

EP 21851332 A 20210702

Priority

  • CN 202010762786 A 20200731
  • CN 2021104331 W 20210702

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a distance measuring device. The distance measuring device is applicable to a sweeping robot and includes a signal source disposed near a front end edge of a bottom surface of the sweeping robot and configured to transmit a cone-shaped detection signal at a preset angle; a first signal receiver disposed at a first position near the signal source and configured to receive a reflected signal of the cone-shaped detection signal reflected by the ground, wherein the first position is a corresponding position when a projected area of the cone-shaped detection signal on the ground is maximum; and a second signal receiver disposed at a second position near the first signal receiver and configured to receive a reflected signal of the cone-shaped detection signal reflected by a cliff surface, wherein the second position is a corresponding position when a projected area of the cone-shaped detection signal on the cliff surface is maximum.

IPC 8 full level

G05D 1/02 (2020.01); A47L 11/24 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

A47L 11/24 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 11/4011 (2013.01 - CN EP US); A47L 11/4061 (2013.01 - CN); G01S 7/4811 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 15/08 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 15/88 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 15/931 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 17/08 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 17/88 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 17/931 (2020.01 - EP); G05D 1/0214 (2024.01 - CN); G05D 1/024 (2024.01 - EP); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4191360 A1 20230607; CN 111857153 A 20201030; CN 111857153 B 20230919; US 2023350060 A1 20231102; WO 2022022227 A1 20220203

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21851332 A 20210702; CN 202010762786 A 20200731; CN 2021104331 W 20210702; US 202118015966 A 20210702